Surpassing S&P500, Apple, Google, Gold and Silver: Bitcoin is Up 90% Year to Date

Bitcoin stands at $55,000 today, as of writing these lines. This means it’s about 90% up since the beginning of 2021. While that’s impressive on its own, what’s even more…

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SEC Commissioner: True Decentralized Projects Pose a Challenge to Crypto Regulation

A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that true decentralized projects pose a challenge to crypto regulation. Noting that “decentralized finance carries within itself inherently some…

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BTC’s Price Rise Gives 5-Year-Old Mining Rigs New Life — Bitcoin Hashrate Jumps Close to 20% Since Last Week

As bitcoin’s value has increased, the global hashrate has been steadily climbing higher week after week. On Sunday, the hashrate dedicated to the Bitcoin network is hovering just above the…

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Analysis: The Distinction Between Bitcoin’s Market Cycles in 2017 and 2021

This analysis takes a closer look at some of Bitcoin’s structural market metrics and compares the current cycle to that of 2017. The following is compiled by on-chain analyst CryptoVizArt…

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Sri Lanka’s E-commerce Platform Kapruka to Introduce Crypto Payments

Sri Lanka’s leading online retailer, Kapruka, has unveiled plans to introduce support for cryptocurrency payments. The news comes as the South Asian country intensifies efforts to adopt legislation tailored to…

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